The Air We Breathe

I hope all of you are aware that the American Lung Assoc. has given the Metro area an F on our quality of air.  Much of the pollutants come from the cement kilns Middalothian. The EPA held a public hearing  at DFW last week which went onto 8 p.m. 

The EPA is receiving feedback for several more weeks.  Please provide yours, take the time for the sake of your precious family, especially your children and the children of the area, the pregnant mothers of the Metro area and lastly our quality of life.

Please consider using the easy links below to send a message to the EPA supporting new rules for the cement kilns which will clean up our air.  I think we have a real chance to make our air better.  No more RED pollution alerts like we have had the past 2 days. (E-mail sent to me from a great lady and friend).

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Didn’t make it to the hearing? Thought of more you want to say to EPA? Know an individual, group or official who wanted to testify, but couldn’t attend? 

EPA is still accepting written comments on their new cement plant rules until Friday, September 4th, 2009. No need to be technical, just tell the Agency you want the rules adopted as is because clean air is important to you.

Here are four ways to submit your written comments to EPA:

(All comments need to be identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051)

1) ONLINE - go to www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

2) E-MAIL - send to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov

3) FAX - (202) 566-9744

4) MAIL - EPA Docket Center (6102T),  National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington DC 20460 (if you mail, please send 2 copies)